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Program

Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier"

1. Allegro

Sergei Rachmaninov, Prelude, Op. 3, No. 2

Sergei Rachmaninov, Preludes, Op. 23

No. 4 in D major: Andante cantabile

No. 6 in E-flat major: Andante

No. 7 in C minor: Allegro

Sergei Rachmaninov, Preludes, Op. 32

No. 5 in G major, Moderato

No. 10 in B minor, Lento

No. 12 in G-sharp minor, Allegro

No. 13 in D-flat major, Grave

Alexander Scriabin, Etude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 2, No. 1

Evgeny Kissin, Toccata

Evgeny Kissin plays Beethoven and Rachmaninov

Piano recital

Cast

Evgeny Kissin — Pianist

Program notes

Yesterday's child prodigy, today's living legend of the piano, Evgeny Kissin is a regular of the Verbier Festival. This year, he performs Beethoven's landmark Piano Sonata No. 29, "Hammerklavier", along with a personal selection of Rachmaninov's Préludes.

The celebrated Große Sonate für das Hammerklavier (Grand Sonata for the Fortepiano) was composed by a nearly-deaf Beethoven. Beethoven colorfully described the work to his publisher in 1819, saying, "Here is a sonata that will keep pianists busy fifty years from now." Kissin closes his recital with selections from Rachmaninov's 24 Préludes, a Romantic work loosely inspired by Chopin's Préludes.

Made possible by the support of the Tabor Foundation.
Evgeny Kissin appears courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH.
Photo: Evgeny Kissin © Felix Broede

A closer look: featured composers

Sergei Rachmaninov

Ludwig van Beethoven

Evgeny Kissin

Alexander Scriabin

Further listening: featured works

Preludes, Op. 23

Sergei Rachmaninov (Composer)

Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier"

Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer)

Preludes, Op. 32

Sergei Rachmaninov (Composer)